Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics
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Dates15–17 February 2018
No. of events2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors50 from 24 nations
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 Skeleton pictogram at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
| Venue | Alpensia Sliding Centre |
| Dates | 15–17 February 2018 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 50 from 24 nations |
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Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 15 and 17 February 2018. A total of two skeleton events were held, one each for men and women.
A total of 50 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 30 men and 20 women could qualify. The qualification was based on 3 successive iterations of the world rankings of 14 January 2018.[1]
Competition schedule
The following was the competition schedule for the two skeleton events.[2]
All times are (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 15 February | 10:00 | Men's singles runs 1 and 2 |
| 16 February | 09:30 | Men's singles runs 3 and 4 |
| 20:20 | Women's singles runs 1 and 2 | |
| 17 February | 20:20 | Women's singles runs 3 and 4 |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |  South Korea* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's[3] |
Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 3.20.55 | Nikita Tregubov Olympic Athletes from Russia | 3.22.18 | Dominic Parsons Great Britain | 3.22.20 |
| Women's[4] |
Lizzy Yarnold Great Britain | 3:27.28 | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 3:27.73 | Laura Deas Great Britain | 3:27.90 |
